mano de guagua

[ˈmano ð̞e ˈɣ̞waɣ̞wa]

/[ˈmano ð̞e ˈɣ̞waɣ̞wa]/ phrase

The verdict

“mano de guagua” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que que no regala, ni gasta, ni presta su dinero fácilmente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mano-de-guagua · mano de guagua · Spanish

mano de guagua · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for mano de guagua
PropertyValue
Headwordmano de guagua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈmano ð̞e ˈɣ̞waɣ̞wa]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mano de guagua” en español

mano de guaguaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mano de guagua is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmano ð̞e ˈɣ̞waɣ̞wa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que que no regala, ni gasta, ni presta su dinero fácilmente.".

mano de guagua has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mano de guagua, spelled M-A-N-O- -D-E- -G-U-A-G-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que que no regala, ni gasta, ni presta su dinero fácilmente.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mano de guagua"?
"mano de guagua" is spelled M-A-N-O- -D-E- -G-U-A-G-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmano ð̞e ˈɣ̞waɣ̞wa].
What does "mano de guagua" mean?
As a phrase, "mano de guagua" means: Que que no regala, ni gasta, ni presta su dinero fácilmente.
How do you pronounce "mano de guagua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mano de guagua" is [ˈmano ð̞e ˈɣ̞waɣ̞wa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mano de guagua" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list